Playing games together

Local arcades are missing ....the online factor. Also, local arcades are missing altogether.

Some people get bored of it easily. It seems like such a simple question :P

May not have an internet connection, therefore can't play online. Schedule conflicts may prevent them from playing with the friends they have. I know that's an issue I often run into.

I'm studying to be a psychologist myself. I was going to do a thesis this year on video games. I read a study once where games can help kids solve a list of math problems faster...I read this long ago, like, second year...but I almost did my thesis in that area. Changed it though. :P Pretty quickly actually, never even started doing any other research. My main interests are in prejudice and discrimination anyway. Good luck in your research!

Not sure if you're finished checking this or not, but I also just realized something else. A lot of new games are removing offline multiplayer and only including online. Games such as The Darkness and Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 are just a couple, but there are plenty. This makes it difficult for people without an internet connection (or without a good internect connection) to play them. My situation with The Darkness is that I don't know anyone else who has the game. If it had offline multiplayer, I could invite someone over, and we can play. But now, they need to have their own copy and they need to be home, and so do I, just so we can play. I've never played The Darkness on multiplayer because of this.

Arcades are awesome, you dont think your gonna have as much fun as you do when you go and own some1 you know at SF'er

The only way I could see someone not being able to play a game with someone else is if they have no internet.

Some games have LAN and therefore if you have people in the room y'all can all connect, which means you don't need internet I guess.

Other than that, I can't think of any other way, unless you have no platform to play on. But then you could strap on a harness that holds a frame 2 feet in front of your face and you could pretend that you are playing a life sim game, haha.

Also, I have to agree with your post about people wanting to play together in a group. I love playing starcraft with my friends, but i find it quite boring by myself. Although I do appreciate a good single player campaign.